Get FREE training for the Portland Marathon by supporting ACS
Here’s an obvious statement: you cannot wake up on an average Tuesday and say “I want to run over 26 miles today.” Well, if you’re in really good shape, maybe. But for the average Joe, completing a marathon requires some prep (and for the GNPDX staff, it would help to spread the mileage over several days).
If it’s your first marathon, it can also be a huge boost to have some experienced help in your training regiment. While most of us would LIKE to complete the marathon course, the time it takes to train and the ability to pay someone to work with us can be a hurdle.
The American Cancer Society and Fit Right Northwest have cleared one of those hurdles. For everybody.
If you sign up for the Portland Marathon and agree to raise money for the ACS, you’ll get free, personal training all the way up to race day.
GNPDX spoke with Bonnie Ell with ACS about the program which kickstarted in the 90’s in Chicago. That race now raises about a million bucks a year and has 800 people signed up. Locally, the first year for the program has 16 people on board already (guaranteeing $8,000-16,000 for ACS) with the hopes to push that number over 25 by the cut off in early August.
You do have to comitt to run in order to get the free training, but if you’ve ever wanted to run a marathon, there’s never been a better time to train. For sign up info go here.
